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QUESTION 1

1. It is the process used to determine the particle sizes of gravel and fine aggregates
hydrometer test
sieve analysis
shrinkage test
stabilometer test

1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. This test method covers the determination of specific viscosity of tars and their fluid products
ASTM D3461
ASTM D1665
ASTM D
6373
ASTM E102

1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. It is the breaking or chipping of the joint edges. It is the result from excessive stresses at joint, weak
concrete, poorly designed or constructed joints_____"
faulting
spalling
WRONG durability cracking
scaling

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. It is a depression or groove worn into a road or path by the travel of wheels or skis
rut
frost heave
permafrost
elasticity

1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It covers peculiar item of the project in question that include additional modification to standard
specifications_____"
special provisions
specifications
plans
standard specifications

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It is an arterial highway for non-commercial traffic, with full or partial control of access usually located
within a park or ribbon park-like development
local road
arterial street
WRONG collector street
parkway

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. A line in a map was drawn at a scale of 1:25000. An error of 0.02 mm in the drawing is equivalent to how
many meters in actual?
0.5m
5m
0.05 m
0.05 m

5 points   
QUESTION 8
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54o.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the stationing of the midpoint of the curve.
34 + 658
34 + 688
34 + 618
34 + 848

5 points   
QUESTION 9
1. Find the ideal speed that a car can travel around a 5-degree curve is the impact factor is 0.14
63.87 kph
75.36 kph
85.42 kph
96.87 kph

2 points   
QUESTION 10
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54°.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the length of the curve, in meters
290
280
300
270

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QUESTION 1
1. From a point A on a simple curve, the perpendicular distance to the tangent at point Q is x. The tangent
passes through PC. Point A is at station 20 + 250 and PC is at station 20 + 150. If the radius of the curve is
800 m, find x.
62.32 m
6.24 m
7.89 m
25.47 m

2 points   
QUESTION 2
1. A simple curve having a radius of 200 m have tangents with bearings of N 10o E and N 70o E, respectively.
The stationing of PC is 1 +400.
Determine the middle ordinate in meters. _____"
20.5
31.2
22.3
26.8

2 points   
QUESTION 3
1. The deflection angle from PC of two points A and B on a simple curve are 3o 15' and 8o15', respectively.
The chord distance between A and B is 40 m.
Find the length of long chord from PC to B.
71.4 m
65.9 m
76.8 rn
62.3 m

5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. A curved road 74 m in radius has superelevation of 0.12 and a design speed of 80 kph. Determine the
coefficient of friction between the tires and the pavement.
0.45
0.34
0.63
0.56

5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It is limited to cohesive soils
pneumatic tire roller
smooth drum roller
light roller
sheep foot roller

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It is the excavation and disposal of all materials regardless of its nature, or not classified and included in the
Bill of Quantities under other pay items
borrow excavation
common excavation
muck excavation
unclassified excavation

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. It deals with the question of resources
political
administration
financial
economic

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. They were used to reinforce soil of pavement and to provide drainage and erosion control for highways and
railroads
geoplastic fabrics
woven fabrics
knitted geoplastic fabrics
euplastic fabrics
1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. It is an alternate to cutback asphalt for energy and environmental objectives
cutback asphalt
emulsified asphalt
oxidized asphalt
(PROBABLY) liquid
asphalt

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. It is the percentage of moisture wherein the sample changes with lowering wetness from plastic to semi-
solid condition_____"
plastic limit test
liquid limit test
shrinkage test
plasticity index

QUESTION 1
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54°.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the length of the long chord, in meters.
318.47
257.83
WRONG
282.57
291.94

2 points   
QUESTION 2
1. A highway curve is superelevated at 6o. If the radius of the curve is 150 m, at what maximum speed a car
can round the curve such that shearing stress will not be developed between the wheels and the pavement?
35.2 kph
44.8 kph
61.7 kph
85.3 kph

2 points   
QUESTION 3
1. It is a maintenance method adopted to restore the sub-grade support under pumping pavement and to level
uneven slabs_____"
mud jacking
overlay
resurfacing
under sealing

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. The accumulation of unconsolidated sediments and deposits of solid particles as a result of the integration
of rocks
earth
WRONG
gravel
rock

1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It deals with the question of resources
administration
political
financial
economic

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It is the process used to determine the particle sizes of gravel and fine aggregates
hydrometer test
stabilometer test
shrinkage test
sieve analysis

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. The ______ government initiated the development of roadways
American
Japanese
New independent Philippine
WRONG Local

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. It is an alternate to cutback asphalt for energy and environmental objectives
liquid asphalt
emulsified asphalt
oxidized asphalt
cutback asphalt

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. The deflection angle from PC of two points A and B on a simple curve are 3o 15' and 8o15', respectively.
The chord distance between A and B is 40 m.
Find the length of long chord from PC to B.
65.9 m
71.4 m
62.3 m
76.8 rn

5 points   
QUESTION 10
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54o.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the stationing of the midpoint of the curve.
34 + 618
34 + 848
34 + 658
34 + 688

QUESTION 1
1. A parabolic curve AB 400 m long connects two tangent grades of +6.5% and -3. If the elevation of the
summit is 123.256 m, what is the elevation of point B?
WRONG 119.625
m
121.361 m
120.542 m
122.111 m

2 points   
QUESTION 2
1. The ground makes a uniform slope of 4.8% from STA 12 + 180 to STA 12 + 250. At STA 12 + 180, the
center height of the roadway is 1.2 m fill. At the other station, the center height is 3.11 m cut. Find the
grade of the finished road.
-4.214&
-1.427&
-1.357&
-214.9&
2 points   
QUESTION 3
1. The center height of the road at Sta. 5+320 is 4.25 m cut. At Sta. 5+420 it is 1.8 m fill. The ground slopes
uniformly at -5% from Sta. 5+320. How far, in meters, from Sta. 5+320 toward Sta. 5+420 will the
excavation extend?_____"
72.63 m
73.87 m
WRONG 71.97
m
70.25 m

5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. A vertical sag curve has tangent grades of -3.2%and +4.6% meeting at point A whose elevation is 998 m at
station 73 + 180. If the length of the curve is 440 m, find the stationing of the P.C.
73 + 620
73 + 400
73 + 510
73 + 420

5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It deals with the question of resources
political
economic
financial
administration

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. These are particles that is more angular than the coarse and fine sand particles
coarse sand
fine sand
colloidal clay
WRONG silt
sand

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. The accumulation of unconsolidated sediments and deposits of solid particles as a result of the integration
of rocks
gravel
rock
earth

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. This test method covers the determination of specific viscosity of tars and their fluid products
ASTM E102
ASTM D1665
ASTM D
6373
ASTM D3461

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. It is a vertical displacement of concrete slab at the joints or cracks
cracking
distortion
faulting
distress

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. It consist of rock fragments more or less rounded by water action or abrasion
WRONG
quartz
boulder
gravel
pebble

QUESTION 1
1. Find the degree of curve of a central simple curve if it has a spiral curve 100 m long on two sides, on which
a car travelling at 75 kph will not skid. Use arc basis.
7.55o
WRONG
6.35o
5.85o
4.65o

5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. The center height of the road at Sta. 5+320 is 4.25 m cut. At Sta. 5+420 it is 1.8 m fill. The ground slopes
uniformly at -5% from Sta. 5+320. How far, in meters, from Sta. 5+320 toward Sta. 5+420 will the
excavation extend?_____"
WRONG 72.63
m
73.87 m
71.97 m
70.25 m

5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. From a point A on a simple curve, the perpendicular distance to the tangent at point Q is x. The tangent
passes through PC. Point A is at station 20 + 250 and PC is at station 20 + 150. If the radius of the curve is
800 m, find x.
62.32 m
25.47 m
6.24 m
7.89 m

2 points   
QUESTION 4
1. A simple curve having a radius of 200 m have tangents with bearings of N 10o E and N 70o E, respectively.
The stationing of PC is 1 +400.
Determine the middle ordinate in meters. _____"
22.3
26.8
20.5
31.2

2 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It is limited to cohesive soils
smooth drum roller
sheep foot roller
light roller
pneumatic tire roller

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It is an arterial highway for non-commercial traffic, with full or partial control of access usually located
within a park or ribbon park-like development
local road
parkway
collector street
WRONG arterial street

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. It is for field determination of the presence of undesirable quantities of clay-like materials in soil
California bearing ratio
hand feel test
static test
sand equivalent test

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. It deals with the question of resources
administration
political
financial
economic

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. In 1858, a stem road roller weighing 30 tons was introduced in France by its inventor, _____and
Blake and Porter
Aveling and Porter
Tresaguet and Telford
Macadam and Blake

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. It is the percentage of moisture wherein the sample changes with lowering wetness from plastic to semi-
solid condition_____"
plastic limit test
shrinkage test
liquid limit test
plasticity index

QUESTION 1
1. A line in a map was drawn at a scale of 1:25000. An error of 0.02 mm in the drawing is equivalent to how
many meters in actual?
0.05 m
0.5m
0.05 m
5m

5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. The deflection angle from PC of two points A and B on a simple curve are 3o 15' and 8o15', respectively.
The chord distance between A and B is 40 m.
Find the length of long chord from PC to B.
76.8 rn
71.4 m
62.3 m
65.9 m

5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. A simple curve having a radius of 200 m have tangents with bearings of N 10o E and N 70o E, respectively.
The stationing of PC is 1 +400.
Determine the middle ordinate in meters. _____"
31.2
22.3
20.5
26.8

2 points   
QUESTION 4
1. A line of levels was run from point 5 to point 6, 8 km apart. The average backsight and also foresight
distance was 100 in. At every turning point, the rod settles by 3 cm. Find the correct elevation of point 6
based on its recorded elevation of 386 m.
384.83 m
384.24 m
383.79 m
WRONG 383.37
m

2 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It is installed by depressing an approved tool or device into the plastic concrete
transverse strip contraction joint
sawed contraction joint
formed groove
transverse expansion joint

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. These are particles that is more angular than the coarse and fine sand particles
fine sand
coarse sand
colloidal clay
silt sand

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. It is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other
shoreline structures against scour, water or ice erosion_____"
gabion wall
rip-rap
retaining wall
embankment

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. It is a mixture of polymer binder and aggregate
polymer cement concrete
polymer concrete
WRONG polymer&
concrete mixture

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. It is an alternate to cutback asphalt for energy and environmental objectives
cutback asphalt
emulsified asphalt
oxidized asphalt
liquid asphalt

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. Process of determining the maximum density of soil sample in the laboratory
WRONG nuclear device test
hydrometer test
field density test
static test

QUESTION 1
1. The middle ordinate of a simple curve is 8.12 m. Find the radius of the curve if its central angle is 40o.
156.32 m
134.64 m
85.65 m
110.47 m

5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. A simple curve having a radius of 200 m have tangents with bearings of N 10o E and N 70o E, respectively.
The stationing of PC is 1 +400.
Determine the external distance in meters.
26.38 m
B. 41.05
A. 30.94
28.87 m

5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54°.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the length of the long chord, in meters.
318.47
291.94
282.57
257.83

2 points   
QUESTION 4
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54°.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the length of the curve, in meters
280
270
300
290

2 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Process of determining the maximum density of soil sample in the laboratory
WRONG field density test
hydrometer test
static test
nuclear device test

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It deals with the question of resources
financial
political
administration
economic

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. It consist of rock fragments more or less rounded by water action or abrasion
quartz
gravel
boulder
pebble

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. It is an alternate to cutback asphalt for energy and environmental objectives
oxidized asphalt
liquid asphalt
emulsified asphalt
cutback asphalt

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. The accumulation of unconsolidated sediments and deposits of solid particles as a result of the integration
of rocks
rock
gravel
earth

1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. It is drilling and blasting procedure that may be employed to control over break and to give a uniform face
to the back slope or rock cuts_____"
pre- splitting
overhaul
excavation
pre-watering
QUESTION 1
1. The deflection angle from PC of two points A and B on a simple curve are 3o 15' and 8o15', respectively.
The chord distance between A and B is 40 m.
Find the length of curve from PC to A. _____"
B. 36 m
26 m
28 m
A. 32
m

2 points   
QUESTION 2
1. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle intersection of 54°.The PC of the curve is at station 34 + 523.
Determine the length of the curve, in meters
300
280
290
270

2 points   
QUESTION 3
1. A vertical sag curve has tangent grades of -3.2%and +4.6% meeting at point A whose elevation is 998 m at
station 73 + 180. If the length of the curve is 440 m, find the stationing of the P.C.
73 + 510
73 + 400
73 + 420
73 + 620

5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. The middle ordinate of a simple curve is 8.12 m. Find the radius of the curve if its central angle is 40o.
134.64 m
85.65 m
110.47 m
156.32 m
5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It is an alternate to cutback asphalt for energy and environmental objectives
oxidized asphalt
liquid asphalt
cutback asphalt
emulsified asphalt

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. This test method covers the determination of specific viscosity of tars and their fluid products
ASTM D3461
ASTM D1665
ASTM D
6373
ASTM E102

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. It is the process used to determine the particle sizes of gravel and fine aggregates
shrinkage test
sieve analysis
hydrometer test
stabilometer test

1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. It is a vertical displacement of concrete slab at the joints or cracks
faulting
cracking
distortion
distress

1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. It is installing a block of Styrofoam over the muck to reduce the weight of the fill
weight reduction method
surcharging method
fabric reinforcement method
vertical sand drain method
1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. It is installed by depressing an approved tool or device into the plastic concrete
sawed contraction joint
transverse strip contraction joint
formed groove
transverse expansion joint

QUESTION 1
1. They were used to reinforce soil of pavement and to provide drainage and erosion control for highways and
railroads
woven fabrics
geoplastic fabrics
euplastic fabrics
knitted geoplastic fabrics

1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. It is the process used to determine the particle sizes of gravel and fine aggregates
shrinkage test
sieve analysis
stabilometer test
hydrometer test

1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. These are particles that is more angular than the coarse and fine sand particles
silt sand
colloidal clay
fine sand
coarse sand

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. The accumulation of unconsolidated sediments and deposits of solid particles as a result of the integration
of rocks
earth
gravel
rock
1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. It is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other
shoreline structures against scour, water or ice erosion_____"
rip-rap
embankment
retaining wall
gabion wall

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. It is a maintenance method adopted to restore the sub-grade support under pumping pavement and to level
uneven slabs_____"
under sealing
mud jacking
overlay
resurfacing

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. The deflection angle from PC of two points A and B on a simple curve are 3o 15' and 8o15', respectively.
The chord distance between A and B is 40 m.
Find the length of curve from PC to A. _____"
26 m
A. 32
m
28 m
B. 36 m

2 points   
QUESTION 8
1. From a point A on a simple curve, the perpendicular distance to the tangent at point Q is x. The tangent
passes through PC. Point A is at station 20 + 250 and PC is at station 20 + 150. If the radius of the curve is
800 m, find x.
25.47 m
6.24 m
62.32 m
7.89 m

2 points   
QUESTION 9
1. Find the degree of curve of a central simple curve if it has a spiral curve 100 m long on two sides, on which
a car travelling at 75 kph will not skid. Use arc basis.
WRONG
4.65o
7.55o
5.85o
6.35o

5 points   
QUESTION 10
1. A simple curve having a radius of 200 m have tangents with bearings of N 10o E and N 70o E, respectively.
The stationing of PC is 1 +400.
Determine the stationing of a point Q on the curve whose deflection angle from PC is 6o._____"
1 + 442.56
1 + 441.89
1 + 440.18
1 + 437.58

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